Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type ▼ Jurisdiction
Robinson v. Ruprecht 191 Ill. 424 1901 1 Illinois
State v. Turner 190 La. 198 1938 1 Louisiana
Gautreaux v. Harang 190 La. 1060 1938 1 Louisiana
Scott v. Apgar 238 La. 29 1959 1 Louisiana
In re Fowles’ Will 158 N.Y.S. 456 1916 1 New York
State v. Acree 205 Or. App. 328 2006 1 Oregon
Katin v. Apollo Savings 318 F. Supp. 1055 1970 1 United States
United States v. Franzese 321 F. Supp. 993 1970 1 United States
Adams v. Wainwright 512 F. Supp. 948 1981 1 United States
Clark's Adm'r v. R. & D. R. R. 78 Va. 709 1884 1 Virginia
Peabody Ins. v. Wilson & Beasley 29 W. Va. 528 1887 1 West Virginia
Richmond & Danville R. R. v. Williams 86 Va. 165 1889 1 Virginia
Klein v. New Castle County 370 F. Supp. 85 1974 1 United States
Newberry v. Williams 89 Va. 298 1892 1 Virginia
Bowman v. Dewing 50 W. Va. 445 1901 1 West Virginia
Freeburn v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 79 W. Va. 789 1917 1 West Virginia
Mahoney v. State 5 Wyo. 520 1895 1 Wyoming
Lovell v. Cragin 136 U.S. 130 1890 1 United States
Wyatt v. Morris 2 W. Va. 575 1865 1 West Virginia
Latham v. Glasscock 160 La. 1089 1926 1 Louisiana